you know, america is in this incredibly competitive position regarding energy, very cheap natural gas, which is one of a big input for lots of industries. you know, that helps with manufacturing. america's education system is being turned upside down in a way that i think people don't realize. a whole series of reforms, you know, from how teachers are paid, what the curriculum is, how state of the unions are tested. all this stuff is changing. and if infrastructure, another one, we're always worried about how the federal government doesn't have enough money for infrastructure, and at the moment it doesn't, that's right. but if you look around the country, public/private partnerships, new forms of trust to channel private investment into infrastructure, we're finding ways to deal with these problems that the u.s. has at the moment. and in a few years that should pay off. >> music to my ears. ed mcbride, washington bureau chief with the economist. thanks for joining us. christine romans is the host of "your bottom line." this ship is the latest pr headache for carnival. but travelers ar